VPD officers were recently dispatched to a liquor store on Vancouver’s west side, just before 9:00 in the evening, after staff reported that someone had just walked out of the store with several bottles of alcohol.
An employee confronted the suspected thief, asking them to pay for the alcohol. The suspect allegedly pulled out of a knife and pointed it at the employee, threatening to hurt them, then turned and fled.
When officers arrived at the store, they searched and found the suspect hiding in a lane, who initially refused to identify themselves or provide any identification.
Calls to a theft-in-progress aren’t all that unusual for police – even if the call escalates to threats of violence or a suspect produces a weapon. What was unusual about this incident is that the suspect was a 15-year-old girl. She was arrested for theft, utter threats, obstruct peace officer, and assault with a weapon. The 13 bottles of alcohol she attempted to steal were worth almost $900.
